Obtend
Ob*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Obtended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Obtending.] [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place before or against; ob (see
Ob-) + tendere to stretch.]
1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [Obs.] --Dryden.
2. To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend. [Obs.] --Dryden
